Utilization of GERT in modeling higher education system

Abstract EN

The graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT) has been applied to many industrial and managerial problems.

However, its application in the educational field is very limited.

In this paper we have demonstrated that GERT can be applied to higher educational system in Saudi Arabia to determine the mean time spent by a student before graduation with a B.Sc.

degree, as well as the expected probability of his graduation.

The 99 percent confidence interval around the mean number of graduates per year is also derived.

A computer program on PC has been developed for this purpose.

Data collected from the Faculty of Engineering at King Abdulaziz University are used to illustrate the application of this technique and the developed PC package.